The boss of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has never set foot in a Mexican prison, and is defined by the legend of a drug trafficker who rose from the bottom, relying more on violence than on ostentation
Five women who are looking for missing family members across Mexico have denounced Claudia Sheinbaum’s failure to address the issue during her presidency. They accuse her of only taking action following the discovery of a mass grave in the town of Teuchitlán. These women also highlight the inaction of the prosecutors’ offices and the threats they’ve received from the cartels
A study, to which EL PAÍS has had access, identifies alterations at the Jalisco site where relatives of missing persons have reported discovering huge quantities of bones
Kristi Noem meets with the Colombian president and exchanges words of praise with the foreign minister, Laura Sarabia. Both countries signed a deal for biometric data cooperation
Yolanda Saldívar shot the pop star in the back on March 31, 1995, when she was only 23 years old and on her way to becoming a legend. Texas prison authorities set the next parole review for March 2030
The Oaxaca Prosecutor’s Office has focused its investigation on a ‘settling of scores.’ The lack of evidence, the involvement of the Huatulco police, and the impunity with which organized crime operates in the region underlie the case
The Jalisco Attorney General’s Office updates the catalog of clothing found at the Izaguirre Ranch, used as a base of operations by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The discovery of an extermination center has shaken a small community in Jalisco. The negligence of the authorities, who searched the site last September, is further evidence of the collapse of the justice system
Immigrant riders face unique challenges as they try to juggle their family responsibilities with the demands of a risky job without any labor protections
Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, Mexico City due to invasive species, pollution, tourism and climate change
Hundreds of people are searching among the objects found at a ranch used by the CJNG cartel for any clues about their missing loved ones. Collectives of mothers are organizing across Mexico to travel to the site
In two months, 16 people have gone missing around Huatulco, Zipolite and Puerto Escondido, emblematic beaches of the Mexican Pacific. Nine bodies were found inside a car, but officials are giving no explanations
Days after the kidnapping of a group of people from Tlaxcala, a car with nine bodies was found on a highway in Puebla. Now no authority wants to take responsibility
The US president celebrated his U-turn on Ukraine, his tariffs war and his crusade against immigrants, urging lawmakers for more funds to finance a mass deportation
Almost 70% of the 1.2 million migrants in the country are US citizens. After the pandemic, the number of residence visas being issued skyrocketed, while the amount of undocumented Americans being sent back decreased
The fate of the historic Mexican drug lord was marked by the brutal murder in 1985 of DEA agent Kiki Camarena. It was the extradition most sought by the US and pressure from Donald Trump has materialized it
In addition to its crackdown on drug trafficking, the Mexican government is prioritizing greater control over Chinese investments and higher tariffs on microchips and semiconductors from that country
An investigation conducted by the NGOs Empower and Coffee Watch has traced the origins of Nestlé and Starbucks products. The report reveals the firms’ abusive relationship with small producers, the pressures that farmers are subjected to, as well as the environmental impact of the coffee industry
Thousands of children, some as young as two, will have to navigate an intricate court system alone after a federally funded program was halted on Tuesday